Hads is learning how to draw a squirrel today! So, even though drawing this squirrel may look hard we break it up into small easy steps. Anyone can do it! Remember it’s not important that your drawing looks perfect, it’s important that you had fun. You can always practice, too! I promise the second time […]
For Kids Between the ages of 5-8 Years Old
These art lessons are specifically meant for slightly older kids. This category contains lessons that are still meant for kids, but are a bit more challenging and longer.
How To Draw Rudolph
Hey art friends! How to draw Rudolph completes our fun Christmas FACE series. Be sure to check out the other lessons: How To Draw Santa Claus How To Draw Mrs. Claus How To Draw A Christmas Elf We want to wish you all Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We love all of […]
How To Draw Mrs. Claus
Hads is only 5 and I was so impressed with how well she followed and along while we were learning how to draw Mrs. Claus! Also during this lesson we us oil pastels to color Mrs. Claus. If you would like to purchase oil pastels here’s an affil. link to Amazon. If you’d like to […]
How To Draw A Christmas Tree
You can’t have Christmas without a tree, learn how to draw a Christmas tree with us! You’ll need something to draw with, a piece of paper and a few colors. We’re using oil pastels to color our tree. In this lesson we show you one way to decorate your tree, of course you can decorate […]
How To Draw A Christmas Elf Face
How to draw a Christmas elf face! This guy is going to look awesome next to your drawing of Santa Claus. I know a lot of our projects and drawings tend to focus on the “boy version” but this one should be fairly easy to make into a girl. I’m going to work with Hads on doing […]
How To Draw Santa Claus’s Face
We hope all of our art friends had an amazing Thanksgiving yesterday. Now that you’re full from turkey, let’s learn how to draw Santa Claus’s face! Are you a kid? Grab something to draw with and a piece of paper. Sit down and press play, you can draw with us while you watch. If we […]
How To Draw A Hedgehog
How to draw a hedgehog! I know hedgehogs are cute, but when I was looking for a photo to base our lesson off of…I think I overdosed on cute. Hads was watching over my shoulder and all I could hear from her was “Awwwwweee” then I would click on another photo, “Awwweeeee…” So, now we […]
How To Draw A Boy And A Girl
How to draw a boy and girl! The easiest way to draw people is to draw stick figures, but this lesson will show you that it doesn’t take much more to make your people look even cooler than stick figures. After you draw your people try drawing them again, but this time draw them doing […]
How To Draw A Pumpkin For Thanksgiving
We’ve made a few pumpkins before (Jack O’Lantern, Paper 3D Pumpkins), but this how to draw a pumpkin is just for Thanksgiving. So we’ll be coloring it without a scary face. Thanksgiving is a special holiday we love celebrating in our home. It’s the day we pay close attention to things we’re grateful for, oh and […]
Franken-Brain Cutout
One more day until Halloweeeeeeeeen! Today we’re making a cutout, but not just any cutout, it’s a Franken-Brain cutout. You may be asking what is that, well it’s a portrait of Frankenstein but you can lift his hair to reveal his disgusting brain. Siiiiiiick! We thought it was pretty cool 🙂 Our favorite part of […]
How To Draw A Skeleton
How to draw a skeleton, just in time for Halloween! Of course Hads made her skeleton into a girl. Grab some paper and something to draw with, click the play button and follow along. One of our favorite things about this skeleton is that you can draw him/her doing different things. It’s easy to change […]
How To Draw A Violin
Friday is a perfect day for another musical instrument. We’ve drawn a piano and a guitar, but today we’re learning how to draw a violin. All you’ll need for today’s lesson is a piece of paper and something to draw with. We use Sharpies so that it’ll show up easy in the video, we also like […]
How To Draw A 3D Pizza
Mmmmmm who’s hungry? Let’s learn how to draw a 3D pizza! I think this is the fist time we’ve drawn any kind of food (oh wait we’ve drawn cake before), so what better way to start than our favorite. If you liked this food drawing lesson, let us know in the comments what kind of […]
How To Draw A Hippo
We’re drawing a silly “little” hippo, grab something to draw with and follow along. After you’re done drawing your hippo, be sure to color him in! Do you think hippos are interesting animals? Read more information about them on Wikipedia! You can mail us your real art at: Art for Kids Hub P.O. Box 927 Pleasant Grove, […]
How To Make A 3D Pumpkin
We’ve already drawn a 3D pumpkin but today we’re going to show you how to make a 3D pumpkin! Here’s a list of the supplies you’ll need for this activity: Orange construction paper Green construction paper Scissors Tape Stapler
How To Fold An Origami Skull
Boo…We’re showing you how to fold an origami skull, today! Grab a white piece of paper and black marker, click the video, and follow along. Now if your skull doesn’t turn out perfect the first time, keep trying and adjust some some of those last few folds to get the teeth to line up. Worse […]
Coloring An Autumn Leaf With Oil Pastels
We’re coloring an Autumn leaf with oil pastels! All you need for today’s art project are the follow supplies: Oil pastels The free printable (below) This lesson is specific to oil pastels, but you can adapt it using crayons, colored pencils, or maybe even markers. I’m also very particular about the brand of oil pastels we use (I’ve […]
How To Draw A 3D Jack O Lantern
Follow along with us and learn how to draw a 3D jack o lantern! It’s fun to see all the pumpkins in the neighborhood beginning to appear. It sure gets us in the Halloween mood. This drawing episode is a really fun way to learn how to add dimension or 3D to your jack o’lantern […]
How To Draw A Mermaid
Learn how to draw a mermaid in a few steps! Hads is doing another drawing with me today, and this one is even cuter than the poodle…ok some may argue that. Well, we hope you have as much fun as we did drawing this mermaid. This would be a lot of fun to color, so […]
How To Draw A Train
How to draw a train…choooo choooo! YES, we’re definitely on a vehicle kick. Trains are very cool, and this one was a lot of fun to draw. In this lesson we use many straight lines without a ruler, but feel free to use a straight edge if you want. They’re nice to use but will add extra […]
How To Draw A Monster Truck
Learn how to draw a monster truck, a super awesome monster truck! Along with drawing a dump truck last week, we thought it would be fun to draw other vehicles. This monster truck can be the beginning to an even better truck. We’d love to see what our art friends can add to this truck […]
How To Draw A Dump Truck
Follow along and learn how to draw a dump truck. We found a new fun series we’ll be adding to, every so often…construction trucks! Chuckers helped me with this episode though I feel this lesson would be easy enough for younger artists. Remember if we ever go too fast during the video, just pause it to catch […]
How To Draw An Alarm Clock
Fun and easy steps on how to draw an alarm clock! This is a fun art activity, and also works well for lessons on how to tell time! You could also replace the drawn hands for cutout hands and practice telling the time with them at different positions. For this episode, we used found objects as […]
How To Draw An Angelfish
Watch our short video and follow along to learn how to draw an angelfish! This is another fun drawing to do with your young artists…though I had a blast drawing this one too 🙂 Angelfish really are one of the prettiest fishes. In the comments below, let us know what your favorite fish is! Also, […]
How To Draw A Football Player
Follow along and learn how to draw a football player! It’s the beginning of football season, and we couldn’t be more excited…ok, maybe I’m a little more excited than most of my kids. Chuckers and I, really do love watching our team win! I think Hads and Austin are more about the treats 🙂 Who […]
How To Draw A Ninja
Learn how to draw a ninja! We’ve done a ninja before (this is the third YouTube video we’ve ever made), but we thought it would be fun to redo him and make him a little more advanced. And really, I don’t think you can ever have too many ninja drawings anyways. Also be sure to check out […]
How To Draw A Whale
How to draw a whale. Look out this one is a big one! Ha, we love drawing see animals. I think it’s because they have so many curving lines, and they always seem very graceful. After drawing your whale, don’t forget to color him in. We’d love to see a complete underwater world! Art Materials […]
How To Draw A Hammerhead Shark
How to draw a hammerhead shark, it’s SHARK WEEK! OH BOY, we’re excited! This week we’re going to be sticking to a theme, anything and everything that has to do with the ocean. And we’re kicking off this week with a super cool hammerhead. Art Supplies marker paper Lesson Length under 10 minutes
How To Draw A Space Gun
Learn how to draw a space gun! Here’s a fun way to draw a cool looking (even vintage) space gun. These instructions are perfect for younger artists. We tried to keep these steps very simple and use basic lines and shapes. After drawing this one, see if you can come up with your own space […]
How To Draw A Blowfish
Fun how to draw a blowfish steps, just for kids! Pick up those markers and grab some paper we’re going to draw a funny looking blowfish (also known as a pufferfish). Chuckers had a hard time not laughing at his blowfish, we hope you have as much fun drawing with us. Blowfish are crazy ocean […]